Chris Hinchliff MP: written questions
4 Jul 2026–16 Oct 2026 · year in progress
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Written questions
Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 15 Sept 2026Awaiting answerUIN 30279More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, by which date she intends to enact section 102 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act 2023.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordPlanning Permission: BiodiversityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of planning applications under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 have claimed the de minimis exemption from biodiversity net gain each year since 2024.
Answer: As set out previously in Government consultation responses, any changes to the de minimis exemption for biodiversity net gain will be considered in the round and alongside other BNG reforms. The new 0.2-hectare exemption which came into force on 6 August ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordPlanning Permission: BiodiversityDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 24585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with reference to her Department's joint guidance entitled Biodiversity net gain, updated on 31 July 2026, what assessment she has made of the potent impact of changes to evidential re
Answer: As set out previously in Government consultation responses, any changes to the de minimis exemption for biodiversity net gain will be considered in the round and alongside other BNG reforms. The new 0.2-hectare exemption which came into force on 6 August ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordEnvironment ProtectionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18349More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed appropriate prioritisation approach within Environmental Delivery Plans on environmental harm; and what framework w
Answer: The mitigation hierarchy remains at the heart of the Nature Restoration Fund. These Regulations require Natural England, where appropriate, to prioritise avoidance measures over mitigation and compensation measures, and mitigation over compensation measur...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordEnvironmental Delivery PlansDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17579More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what is the evidential basis for determining that there is a clear need for Environmental Delivery Plans; whether that evidence will be published; and what assessment she has made of t
Answer: The NRF will focus on enabling development in areas where it has stalled due to specific environmental obligations. The first EDPs will focus on nutrient neutrality, which currently affects approximately 8% of housing. The Planning and Infrastructure Act ...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordEnvironmental Delivery PlansDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17578More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when the Government plans to publish its assessment of the effectiveness of Environmental Delivery Plans; what criteria will be used to evaluate their success; and whether further Envi
Answer: An initial assessment of Environmental Delivery Plans will take place following the making of the first nutrient pollution EDP. EDPs covering other issues will only be made after a statement on the findings of this assessment has been made to Parliament. ...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFisheriesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17577More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will set out her Department's priority areas for improving fisheries transparency (a) domestically and (b) in the UK's international seafood supply chains.
Answer: The Government is committed to improving fisheries transparency as part of its efforts to tackle illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. Domestically, we are strengthening IUU documentation requirements by requesting additional information for ...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordFisheries: EnforcementDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17576More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary Agreement on the UK's capacity to warn and sanction states that are non-cooperat
Answer: The UK’s Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing Regulation prohibits the import of seafood linked to IUU fishing and includes measures to warn and sanction states identified as non-cooperative in tacking IUU fishing. IUU is out of scope of the ...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
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| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 7 |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 1 |
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